Proverbs 11:18:1Prov.11.18.W1TAB
רָשָׁ֗ע
rasha
“a wicked person”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHA
- Extended
- raa-SHAA
- IPA
- /rɔːˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wicked person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-SHA
- clause
ra-SHA O-se pe-u-LAT-sha-KER
- sentence
ra-SHA O-se pe-u-LAT-sha-KER ve-zo-RE-a tse-da-KA SE-kher e-MET
Exegesis
Proverbs 11:18 employs antithetic parallelism with the participle rasha‘ {רָשָׁע | rā-šāʿ} ‘wicked’ introducing the first clause, followed by the construct chain fe‘ullat-sheqer {פְּעֻלַּת־שֶׁקֶר | pə-ʾu-lat-še-qer} ‘work of deception.’
Root and etymology
r-sh-‘
“wickedness”
In context — Proverbs 11:18
The wicked does a work of deception, but the one who sows righteousness will receive a reward of truth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 11:18, so the Hebrew word רָשָׁ֗ע (rasha) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.11.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.18.W1.S1) and character.